Constitutional amendment capping property taxes hits wall in House
As the legislative session winds down, the clock has run out on a constitutional amendment that would cap property value increases in Kansas.
After holding...
UPDATED: House-Senate negotiators agree on new tax plan
(Updated to add possibility of bill being sent back to committee and include comments from the governor, Senate president, House tax chair, Senate minority...
Senate passes new ‘compromise’ tax plan
A little more than two weeks after it passed a single tax rate with a supermajority, the Kansas Senate agreed to a compromise plan...
UPDATED: Legislature sends new tax bill to the governor
(Updated to reflect final action on tax bill with more details of the debate)
The Kansas Legislature sent a new tax bill to Gov. Laura...
House rejects bill mixing tax breaks for veterans, seniors with fitness centers and retailers
The Kansas House early Saturday morning rejected a multipronged tax bill mixing property tax breaks for veterans and seniors with more controversial provisions including...
Kelly’s ‘legacy’ veto decision on tax bill
Every now and then, Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly has shown a tendency to buck her own party in the Kansas Legislature.
Notably, she's done it...
Revenue forecasters offer ‘stable’ outlook for state’s fiscal health
State fiscal analysts presented a stable-to-positive outlook for the state on Friday as Gov. Laura Kelly starts to pore over the numbers that will...
Kelly vetoes tax bill, presents lawmakers with ‘Catch-22’ as session nears close
Gov. Laura Kelly on Wednesday vetoed a $1.56 billion tax bill that would move the state to a two-tier structure, but she offered a...
Kelly signs budget, vetoes 24 line items including border troops
Gov. Laura Kelly on Wednesday signed a $25.1 billion budget for fiscal 2025, but vetoed two dozen provisions, including money for sending the National...
Kelly vetoes $35 million in sales tax breaks
Gov. Laura Kelly late Wednesday vetoed about $35 million in sales tax exemptions that would have benefited veterans, telecommunications companies, Exploration Place in Wichita...
